The Amish population in North America nearly doubles every 20 years, according to a 2023 study by Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. This suggests the number of ...

When Bradley K. Smith introduced Pennsylvania Dutch language classes at the Berks History Center two years ago, he was hoping for a dozen or so students. “But suddenly, and much to our surprise, ...

Bradley K. Smith, assistant director and archivist of the Berks History Center, has been recognized for his work in promoting and helping to preserve the Pennsylvania Dutch language. The center ...

It’s a language that was a cornerstone of life for European immigrants and is still spoken fluently in thriving Amish and Mennonite communities across North America and beyond. Longtime Lehigh Valley ...

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